In New York City, APIs are nearly 13 percent of the total population. However, there is no comprehensive guide for health resources dedicated to API women. In response, NAPAWF*NYC, the New York City chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, set out to create this Health Resource Guide (HRG). The NAPAWF*NYC HRG serves to […]
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Intimate Partner Violence among Asian Americans and their Use of Mental Health Services
Studies have been conducted on intimate partner violence (IPV) among Asian Americans, but knowledge on their use of mental health services is limited. This study seeks to fill this gap by using a national sample to examine Asian victims’ use of mental health services. The authors analyzed data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys. The dependent variable was […]
Alternative Therapy: Helping Clients Through Eastern Medicine
NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: Communities In Schools of Forsyth County Description: The Alternative Therapy program is dedicated to providing quality clinical services to members seeking outpatient mental health consultation and/or treatment. Person-centered and recovery model approaches to counseling are used to develop individualized, viable service and/or treatment plans to restore appropriate emotional, mental and social development. Treatment […]
Photovoice and Migrant Women: Survivors of Domestic Violence Tell Their Story
NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: Family Service of El Paso Other Participants: Familias Triunfadoras, Inc., Consulado General de México in El Paso Description: The University of Texas at El Paso College of Health Sciences Department of Social Work implemented the intervention with 22 Mexican migrant women who were survivors of domestic violence, participant ages were 16-72 years. The program used […]
Asians, Pacific Islanders Reveal How HIV Affects Their Lives, Communities in Digital Story Series
To commemorate May 19th, 2013—the 9th annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—the Banyan Tree Project hosted a series of Twitter chats throughout the month premiering twenty new digital stories by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AAs and NHPIs) living with or affected by HIV from “Taking Root: Our Stories, Our […]
Blueprint for the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED)
The National Network to Eliminate Disparities (NNED) in Behavioral Health was formed with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in partnership with the National Alliance of Multi-ethnic Behavioral Health Associations (NAMBHA) to address disparities in behavioral health care. The NNED supports information sharing, training and technical assistance among organizations and […]